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 * Copyright (c) 2010 Basil Shikin, BugStat Project
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 */
package org.bugstat.common.reports;

/**
 * This class defines bug report value. In other word this is ordinate of bug report graph. 
 * <p>
 * Most common implementations are {@link IntegerValue} and {@link TupleIntegerValue}. Other values
 * may be created to accomodate needs of special reports.
 *
 * @author Basil Shikin
 *
 */
public interface ReportValue
{
    /**
     * Convert current value to string. This method will be used in debug purposes.
     * 
     * @return String value.
     */
    public String toString();
}
